Radiating mechanism for automobiles.



KEET'ON. vBADIATING MEGHANISMIOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 25, 1909. 969,107."

Patented AugqO, 1910.

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omiten STATES PATENT omroep IE'ORRESJ'- M. KEETON, O MASSILON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR- TO KEETON SECURITIES COM- PANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORZPORATION- F NEW YORK.v

RADIATING MECHANISM FOR AUTOMOBILES.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FoRREsT M. KEETON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Massillon, county of Stark, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Iadiating Mechanism for Automobiles, of which the following'is'a specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distmguish it from other inventions.

S0 far as I am advised, in the radiating mechanism heretofore provided in automobiles employing water 1n cooling the motor,

the current of air. through the radiators that,

invariably constitute a part of such mec anism, is induced either by the movement (if)y the automobile or, where assistance is given by the useof a fan, the current set up by` such fan is still drawn through' the radiator, so that the currentis an induced, and not a direct, current.

The object of the present invention is to provide in contradistinction from such prevailing arrangement, a radiatingmechanism wherein a cooling current of air is positively forced through the radiators. Not only does this permit of a much more satisfactory and pleasing disposition of parts, but by freeing the cooling efl'ect of the mechanism from` dependence upon movement of the vehicle andcorrelating the same with thc rate of rotation of thc motor, all danger of overe heating the motor is overcome, even though -it be run at full load with the vehicle stand.-

"dongitudinal vertical section of the forward part of' an automobile, showing my improved radiating mechanism as incorporated therein; and Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the saine.

From an inspection of the figures just described, the motor A will be seen to ocing then to such radiatin .mot-or, and ismade ,of sufficiently heavy specification of Lettevrsratent. PatenfedAug, 30, 1910, f

Application filed .Tune 25, 1909. Serial No. 504,240.

cupy its usual position, lon itudinally of the vehicle frame, and forwarly of the dash. l

Since my improved radiating mechanism, as will `'now be set forth, is located entirely to the rear of the engine, the hood or bonnet a, which as usual covers the motor, can be made of a graceful sloping form, as shown. Turn-v mechanism, the upper portion thereof wil be seen to comprise a chamber B transversely disposed of the motor, and connectedto receive the heat:- ed water therefrom through waterI outlet pipes a. On the upper facel of this chamber the usual opening b is provided for adding water to the radiatin system as this becomes necessary. De en ing downwardly from such transverse ciamber, one on each ply a connection, bridges the-lower ends of said radiators, and is adapted to conduct the cool water therefrom to the waterV inlet openings of the motor A through pipes a2. Such lower chamber .b curves upwardly at its center to permit the location therebee neath of a centrifugal fan C, which is mounted upon the crank shaft o ofthe construction to, at th same time, serve for a fly wheel.v The engi e clutch a* ismounted on such shaft immediately to the rear ofsaidwheel fan. 4Fan C is constructed so as to draw the `air both vfrom the rearfand front and force the same radially outward, as clearly indicated by the directionarrows on the figures of the drawing'. A semi-cylindrical casing, however, inc oses the,` lower half of the periphery of the'fa'n, whilcfthe dashb2 on -therear side and a* plate b on the front form a chamber 'of the'area lying between the radiators B- and the upper and lower chambers B, 1). The urrent of air produced by the fan is 'accordingly dis- 100 current over such' radiators, substantially 10b radially disposed plates or partitions b are provided, as shown in Fi 2. f l

ln operation it should e understood that the hond or bonnet surrounding the motor is not so tightly closed upon the machine 110 esA as.y

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